1886 MLB Strikeouts Leaders

Matt Kilroy led the majors with 513 strikeouts in 1886, 14 ahead of Toad Ramsey (499). It is the best single-season strikeouts mark in MLB history.

Led all of MLB in 1886 Matt Kilroy Baltimore Orioles

513 Strikeouts 14 clear of Toad Ramsey

Showing Strikeouts and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Team	SO	W	L	ERA	IP
1	Matt Kilroy	BL2	513	29	34	3.37	583.0
2	Toad Ramsey	LS2	499	38	27	2.45	588.2
3	Ed Morris	PT1	326	41	20	2.45	555.1
4	Lady Baldwin	DTN	323	42	13	2.24	487.0
5	John Clarkson	CHN	313	36	17	2.41	466.2
6	Tim Keefe	NY1	297	42	20	2.56	535.0
7	Dave Foutz	SL4	283	41	16	2.11	504.0
8	Mickey Welch	NY1	272	33	22	2.99	500.0
9	Tony Mullane	CN2	250	33	27	3.70	529.2
10	Bill Stemmyer	BSN	239	22	18	3.02	348.2
11	Old Hoss Radbourn	BSN	218	27	31	3.00	509.1
12	EH Egyptian Healy	SL5	213	17	23	2.88	353.2
13	Charlie Ferguson	PHI	212	30	9	1.98	395.2
14	Jack Lynch	NY4	193	20	30	3.95	432.2
15	Dan Casey	PHI	193	24	18	2.41	369.0
16	DS Dupee Shaw	WS8	177	13	31	3.34	385.2
17	Pretzels Getzien	DTN	172	30	11	3.03	386.2
18	Jim McCormick	CHN	172	31	11	2.82	347.2
19	George Weidman	KCN	168	12	36	4.52	427.2
20	Jim Whitney	KCN	167	12	32	4.49	393.0
21	Ed Cushman	NY4	167	17	21	3.12	325.2
22	Bob Caruthers	SL4	166	30	14	2.32	387.1
23	Henry Porter	BR3	163	27	19	3.42	424.0
24	AM Al Mays	NY4	163	11	27	3.39	350.0
25	Adonis Terry	BR3	162	18	16	3.09	288.1
26	AA Al Atkinson	PH4	154	25	17	3.95	396.2
27	Jocko Flynn	CHN	146	23	6	2.24	257.0
28	Hardie Henderson	BL2 +1	137	13	19	3.90	295.1
29	Guy Hecker	LS2	133	26	23	2.87	420.2
30	John Kirby	SL5	129	11	26	3.30	325.0
31	John Harkins	BR3	118	15	16	3.60	292.1
32	Pete Conway	KCN +1	116	11	20	4.95	271.0
33	GP George Pechiney	CN2	110	15	21	4.14	330.1
34	Henry Boyle	SL5	101	9	15	1.76	210.0
35	Jumbo McGinnis	BL2 +1	100	16	18	3.58	297.0
36	Nat Hudson	SL4	100	16	10	3.03	234.1
37	Cyclone Miller	PH4	99	10	8	2.97	169.2
38	Ed Daily	PHI	95	16	9	3.06	218.0
39	Bobby Mathews	PH4	93	13	9	3.96	197.2
40	JH Jim Handiboe	PT1	83	7	7	3.32	114.0
41	Ted Kennedy	PH4 +1	82	5	19	4.66	204.2
42	Bob Barr	WS8	80	3	18	4.41	191.2
43	Bill Hart	PH4	78	9	13	3.19	186.0
44	Frank Gilmore	WS8	75	4	4	2.52	75.0
45	Pud Galvin	PT1	72	29	21	2.67	434.2
46	DC Dick Conway	BL2	64	2	7	6.81	76.2
47	LM Larry McKeon	CN2 +1	49	8	10	5.75	177.0
48	Steve Toole	BR3	48	6	6	4.41	104.0
49	Charlie Buffinton	BSN	47	7	10	4.59	151.0
50	Hank O'Day	WS8	47	2	2	1.65	49.0

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